Drink Beer/Speak Spanish
Foreign language conversation meetups are big in Seattle. But they might be as much about meeting new friends as learning a new language.
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Basketball Diplomacy: Love for the Sonics lives on in China
Once people discover that I speak some basic Chinese, the typical conversation I have here in Juijiang goes something like this: A few standard queries regarding my nationality, occupation, marital status, salary, and maybe my opinions on Chinese food. And then it happens. “Which city are you from?” “I am from Seattle.” I say, bracing [...]
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Five tips for learning to speak English like an American
When I moved to Seattle from the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan to study journalism through the State Department’s Northwest Community College Initiative, the biggest surprise was the language barrier. I had studied English for fifteen years, but suddenly I knew I was in trouble. The slangs just were flying over my head and everybody [...]
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